Tag Archives: Van Tran

Tan Nguyen sentenced to year in prison

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Bolsavik

“Terrible day” is what former GOP Congressional candidate Tan Nguyen described to the Bolsavik his feelings on Valentine’s Day when federal judge David O. Carter sentenced him to one year in prison for lying to investigators about his role in sending … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, elections | Tagged , , | 56 Comments

Interesting snippets on Viet candidates, from Statement of Votes

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Bolsavik

The Statement of Votes is a 2630-page document from the OC Registrar of Voters, breaking down votes by precinct for every race in the November election. There are also a few important subtotals. The document is provided in PDF format, … Continue reading →

Posted in elections | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Jose Solorio wants to be the next Van Tran

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Bolsavik

By turning incoming Governor Jerry Brown into a boogieman, Assemblyman Jose Solorio (3rd from left) got what he wanted: Front page exposure on Viet Bao Daily News. Sensing an opening as well as an opportunity, as the only Vietnamese-American in … Continue reading →

Posted in political | Tagged , , | 68 Comments

Viet candidates take serious beating

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Bolsavik

Across the country, except for a few bright spots, most Viet candidate fall flat, losing their races, sometimes spectacularly. Now, of course, there is such a thing as a “Vietnamese bounce” – late absentee ballots cast mostly by Vietnamese – … Continue reading →

Posted in elections | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 399 Comments

Republicans celebrate huge government spending

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Bolsavik

And some Democrats too, but then again Dems don’t scream and yell at government spending, whereas GOP’ers do. Sunday was the dedication ceremony of the “Heroes Memorial,” a set of plaques affixed to a wall, built at a park in … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged , | 14 Comments

Jury hung in Tan Nguyen’s case

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Bolsavik

The jury deadlocked in the trial of former Congressional candidate Tan Nguyen, and the judge declared a mistrial, reports the OC Register’s Martin Wisckol here. Nguyen is accused of lying to investigators and getting a campaign worker to take the blame … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, elections, political | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Van Tran says Prop 8 judge “openly gay”

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Bolsavik

In a paragraph written in Vietnamese but not present in his English-language press release, Assemblyman Van Tran accuses the judge in the Proposition 8 case – a Republican appointee - of being an openly gay man who made his ruling because … Continue reading →

Posted in elections, political | Tagged , , , | 158 Comments

Janet Nguyen feeds Van Tran

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Bolsavik

Trannies of the world, rejoice. You will not go hungry. There’s always Janet. On Sunday, when half of Little Saigon was watching the final game of World Cup soccer somewhere, OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen served penne pasta to people who … Continue reading →

Posted in political | Tagged , , | 99 Comments